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<p>
You can view all the details about a selected note by context-clicking on
it. The dialog that pops up will also allow you to modify all the properties
of the selected note(s). You can modify individual properties more efficiently
All the details about a selected note can be viewed by context-clicking on
it. The dialog that pops up will also allow to modify all the properties
of the selected note(s). Individual properties can also be modified more efficiently
using the techniques described below.
</p>
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<kbd>&darr;</kbd> reduces the pitch of the selected notes.<br>
If any of the selected notes are already at the maximum or minimum value,
no changes will be made to any of the notes, to preserve relative pitches.
You can override this with <kbd class="mod2"> </kbd>. The default shift
distance is one semitone. Use <kbd class="mod3"> </kbd> to alter this to
This can be overrode with <kbd class="mod2"> </kbd>. The default shift
distance is one semitone. <kbd class="mod3"> </kbd> alters this to
one octave.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Changing velocity values</th>
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<br/>
<kbd class="mod1">&darr;</kbd> reduces the velocity of the selected
notes.<br>
If any of the selected notes are already at the maximum or minumum value,
If any of the selected notes are already at the maximum or minimum value,
no changes will be made to any of the notes, to preserve relative velocities.
You can override this with <kbd class="mod2"> </kbd>.
You can also press <kbd>v</kbd> to popup a dialog that will allow you to set
This can be overrode with <kbd class="mod2"> </kbd>.
Also, pressing <kbd>v</kbd> pops up a dialog that will allow to set
the absolute velocity value of each selected note. Finally, the scroll wheel
<kbd class="mouse">&uArr;</kbd> <kbd class="mouse">&dArr;</kbd> will also
adjust notes in the same way as the arrow keys (note that like the arrow keys
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</td></tr>
<tr><th>Changing channel</th>
<td>
Press <kbd>c</kbd> to bring up a dialog that allow you to see and alter the
Pressing <kbd>c</kbd> brings up a dialog that allows to see and alter the
MIDI channel of the selected notes. If the selected notes use different
channels, they will all be forced to the newly selected channel.
</td></tr>
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<kbd>,</kbd> (comma) will alter the start time of the note. <br>
<kbd>.</kbd> (period) will alter the end time of the note. Both keys will by
default make the note longer (either by moving the start earlier or the end
later). For the opposite effect, use <kbd class="mod1">,</kbd>/<kbd
class="mod1">.</kbd>. The note will be altered by the current grid setting.
To change the start/end positions by 1/128th of a beat, use the <kbd
class="mod2"> </kbd> modifier in addition to these shortcuts.
later). For the opposite effect, <kbd class="mod1">,</kbd>/<kbd
class="mod1">.</kbd> can be used. The note will be altered by the current grid setting.
To change the start/end positions by 1/128th of a beat, the <kbd
class="mod2"> </kbd> modifier must be added to these shortcuts.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Quantization</th>
<td>
<kbd>q</kbd> will quantize the selected notes using the current quantize
settings. If the quantize settings have not been set for this session yet,
the quantize dialog will appear. <kbd class="mod2">q</kbd> will display the
quantize dialog to allow you to reset the quantize settings, and then
quantize dialog to allow to reset the quantize settings, and then
quantizes the selected notes. The default quantize settings are: quantize
note starts to the current grid setting, no swing, no threshold, full
strength.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Step Entry, Quantize etc.</th>
<td></td></tr>
<td>Refer to the <a href="@@step-entry">Step Entry</a>, <a
href="@@quantize-midi">Quantizing MIDI</a>, etc. specific pages.</td></tr>
</table>

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in a DAW&mdash;simply overlapping two instances of the same note will do it.
</p>
<p>
Ardour offers many options for how to deal with instances where you overlap
two instances of the same note. Which one to use is a per-session property
and can be modified from <kbd class="menu">Session &gt; Properties &gt; Misc &gt; MIDI
Ardour offers many options for how to deal with instances where two instances
of the same note overlap. Which one to use is a per-session property and can
be modified from <kbd class="menu">Session &gt; Properties &gt; Misc &gt; MIDI
Options</kbd>.
</p>
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</p>
<p class="warning">
Ardour does not check for note overlaps across tracks or even across regions.
If you create these, it is your responsibility to deal with the consequences.
Dealing with the consequences is up to the user.
</p>

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<p>
While in note edit mode, selected notes can be cut using
<kbd class="mod1">x</kbd>, copied with <kbd class="mod1">c</kbd> and
deleted with <kbd>Delete</kbd>, just as regions can. Once cut or
copied, they can be pasted at the edit point using
<kbd class="mod1">v</kbd>.
</p>
While in <a href="@@add-new-notes">note edit</a> mode, selected notes can be
cut and paste as in most software, that is:
<p>
<ul>
<li>cut: <kbd class="mod1">x</kbd></li>
<li>copy: <kbd class="mod1">c</kbd></li>
<li>delete: <kbd>Delete</kbd></li>
<li>paste: <kbd class="mod1">v</kbd>.</li>
</ul>
<p>
These operations use the same keyboard shortcuts as most editing software does,
and as Ardour uses for regions. Obviously, the paste operation only works if a
cut or copy operation has happened beforehand.
</p>

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<h2>Selecting/Navigating note-by-note</h2>
<p>
Tab selects the next note. <kbd class="mod1">Tab</kbd> selects the previous
<kbd>Tab</kbd> selects the next note. <kbd class="mod1">Tab</kbd> selects the previous
note. <kbd class="mod3">Tab</kbd> or <kbd class="mod13">Tab</kbd> adds
the next/previous note to the selection.
</p>
<h2>Selecting notes with the mouse</h2>
<p>
While in mouse object mode, you can click on a note to select it. Once you
have selected one note, <kbd class="mouse mod3">Left</kbd>-click on another
to select all notes between them. To add or remove a note to/from the
selection, click <kbd class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>. You can also click and
drag outside of a note to <dfn>rubberband select</dfn> a series of notes.
While in mouse object mode, any note can be clicked to select it. Once a note
has been selected, <kbd class="mouse mod3">Left</kbd>-clicking on another
selects all notes between them. Adding or removing a note to/from the
selection is done by <kbd class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd> clicking it. Clicking and
dragging outside of a note <dfn>rubberband selects</dfn> a series of notes.
</p>
<p>
Three different selection operations are possible if you switch to mouse
range mode:
Three different selection operations are possible while in mouse range mode:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
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<p>
If <kbd class="menu">Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; MIDI &gt; Sound MIDI notes
as they are selected</kbd> is enabled, Ardour will send a pair of
NoteOn/NoteOff messages through the track, which will typically allow you to
NoteOn/NoteOff messages through the track, which will typically allow to
hear each note as it is selected.
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<p>
Sometimes you will want to edit MIDI data directly from a connected
MIDI device like a music keyboard or pad controller. Sometimes you will
want to use the mouse. Sometimes you'll want the fine-grain control,
precision and speed of entry that comes from using a custom note entry
dialog.
Editing MIDI can be a tedious task. Ardour allows using a connected
MIDI device like a music keyboard or pad controller, or use the mouse.
A third option, providing fine-grain control, precision and speed of entry
comes from using a custom note entry dialog.
</p>
<p>
The step entry dialog is accessed via a right click context menu on the
rec-enable button, because step entry is related to <em>recording</em>
MIDI data. You cannot simultaneously step edit and record MIDI via the
track's MIDI port.
rec-enable button, because step entry is related to <em>recording</em> MIDI
data. Step editing and recording MIDI via the track's MIDI port cannot happen
simultaneously.
</p>
<img src="/images/a3_step_entry.png" />
<p>The dialog (quite closely modelled on Logic's) contains:</p>
<figure>
<img src="/images/a3_step_entry.png" alt="Ardour's Step Entry dialog">
<figcaption>
Ardour's Step Entry dialog
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
The dialog (quite closely modelled on Logic's) contains:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Chord entry switch (successive notes are stacked in a chord until
<li>Chord entry switch (successive notes are stacked in a chord until
it is released)</li>
<li>Note length selectors</li>
<li>Triplet toggle</li>
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</li>
<li>Dynamics controls from pianississimo to fortississimo</li>
<li>Channel selector</li>
<li>
Explicit numerical velocity selector, for more precise control
than the dynamics selectors offer
</li>
<li>Explicit numerical velocity selector, for more precise control
than the dynamics selectors offer</li>
<li>Octave selector</li>
<li>Buttons to add bank or program change events</li>
<li>a full 10 octave virtual keyboard</li>
</ul>
<p>
More or less all actions in the step entry dialog can be driven
directly from the keyboard, so you do not need to keep moving back
and forth from keyboard to mouse to do complex data insertion.
</p>
<p>
More or less all actions in the step entry dialog can be driven directly from
the keyboard, so that moving back and forth from the keyboard to the mouse is
not necessary even for complex data insertion.
</p>

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